Ola driver held for molesting Belgian woman

New Delhi: An Ola cab driver was arrested and sent to 14-day judicial custody on charges of molesting a 23-year-old Belgian woman he was ferrying from Gurgaon to here.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj sought a report from Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on the case.
The driver, identified as Raj Singh, 23, from Rajasthan, has been terminated from Ola’s platform, the company said.
In her complaint, the Belgian woman said she was travelling on Saturday in the cab from Gurgaon to Delhi when she was molested by the driver, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mandeep Singh Randhawa told IANS.
The officer said the driver was arrested from Gurgaon around 3 a.m. on Sunday and booked for molestation. “We have also seized the car bearing registration number HR55 W 3346.”
Another police officer, who is part of the investigation team, told IANS that the woman hired the cab around 5.30 p.m. on Saturday from Gurgaon’s DLF area to go to Delhi to meet her friend.
“At first, the driver initially pretended he could not find the place she wanted to go and drove around, and then told her that the cab’s GPS system was not working and she should come to the front and help him with the directions. (IANS)